Broken Hill Gidgee vs long yam

Acacia loderi compared with Dioscorea transversa

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while long yam is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	long yam
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Fabaceae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Acacia	Dioscorea
Species	Acacia loderi	Dioscorea transversa

Evolutionary Relationship

Broken Hill Gidgee and long yam share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	long yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broken Hill Gidgee

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

long yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Broken Hill Gidgee

The Broken Hill Gidgee (Acacia loderi) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.